The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, April 12, 2141
Waxing Crescent
38.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:28 AM
1:48 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.7%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2700
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Apr 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 65.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 42m / 22.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.70° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.63° / 1.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.97° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.